Cracks In New Build Floor

[Martino]

I went down to price up a floor tiling job on a new build....I was shocked as to how many cracks there were on the whole of the ground floor. Due to settlement I know..I'm guessing the chances of the cracks coming through the tiles are quite high...600x600 porcelainosa....what would you guys say would be the best method to tackle this?....ditra matting?

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

blanke perma matting all day long

 

[J Sid]

my brother bought a new build, national company, he is not aloud to put floor tiles on ground floor for 3 years.....

 

[hmtiling]

i thought you were a joiner?

 

[Martino]

I am a joiner by trade yes. Been tiling for around 13 years now. Never been to a college to learn...just learnt from helping pro tilers and time served guys

 

[ExplodingPudding]

Crack suppresion matting such as Durabase or similar. Might be worth double checking if tiles can even go over that floor yet as some new builds are, as mentioned, not advised to be tiled for a year or two.

 

[Martino]

The customer already has the tiles from topps and they know it's a new build but I suppose they are only interested in the sale

 

[White Room]

They want, they want and nothing will change their mind....

 

[ExplodingPudding]

The customer already has the tiles from topps and they know it's a new build but I suppose they are only interested in the sale

Which tiles out of curiosity? What adhesive you planning? Durabase will still be my recommendation for crack suppression however.

 

[Martino]

I'm thinking towards a flexible Addy and grout to allow for movement. But if I use ditra then I could use some non flexible bal rapid set I'm guessing?

 

[ExplodingPudding]

I'm thinking towards a flexible Addy and grout to allow for movement. But if I use ditra then I could use some non flexible bal rapid set I'm guessing?

The Durabase matting requires a flexible adhesive. If time is of the essence then try the PTB Fibre+. Pourable and flexible with a good trade price for a white adhesive. If you don't have a trade account in Topps then I suggest opening one as the discounts are very agreeable for traders. Don't have to use pourable however, most stores will carry admixture to make the standard BAL Rapid, flexible if you prefer to do it that way.

 

[AD Ceramics]

FFS 3 years!!!!!!!!!!!
Flipping hate builders, and building companies, and companies that do building, and builders, and these people that do building, and the ones that dabble in building, and general builders, and companies that say they are building the future, and blokes that work on there own and say they are builders.....
#noswearing.

 

[Martino]

I bet you love it when your at a house then and your tiling and the customer says...I've got the builders in....hahaha

 

[hmtiling]

The Durabase matting requires a flexible adhesive. If time is of the essence then try the PTB Fibre+. Pourable and flexible with a good trade price for a white adhesive. If you don't have a trade account in Topps then I suggest opening one as the discounts are very agreeable for traders. Don't have to use pourable however, most stores will carry admixture to make the standard BAL Rapid, flexible if you prefer to do it that way.

Do you work for Topps?

 

[Martino]

Nope I do work for a guy who gets work from Topps now and again. Why?